BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting a Pennsylvania police chief and wounding another officer in confrontations during a foot pursuit near Pittsburgh was killed by police after a chase, authorities said. The officers were shot blocks apart Monday in Brackenridge, an Allegheny County town northeast of Pittsburgh. The suspect carjacked a
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week. Belgium said late Monday it would
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Bend veterans activist Dick Tobiason is marking the successful completion of one coast-to-coast honor mission — and as is so often the case, pressing ahead with yet another.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House January 6 committee has warned President Joe Biden’s White House that it cannot ensure that the identity of personnel who cooperated with its probe on the condition of anonymity will remain protected once the panel dissolves on Tuesday. The select committee had agreed it “would do
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week. Belgium said late Monday it would
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The 1017 Project surpassed the 200-ton donation mark in 2022, with 266,714 pounds of fresh ground beef going to food banks during 2021 and 2022.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — A plane has crashed at a Utah airport after takeoff, killing one person and injuring three just before midday Monday. Provo city officials say one person was transported to the hospital in critical condition and two sustained minor bumps and bruises. The airport in Provo, just south of Salt
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A fire that destroyed a Warm Springs home three days before Christmas had an accidental cause, investigators said.
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Workers who stick with the same employers are enjoying the biggest raises in nearly a quarter century. In November, the median wage growth over the past year for job stayers was 5.5%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which began keeping records in 1997. (Job switchers have had it
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist in northern Mexico has escaped unharmed after a gunman attacked his family’s vehicle in the border state of Sonora. The attack comes after Mexico suffered its worst year for journalist killings in at least three decades. Late Sunday, on the first day of 2023, the media site La Nota
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White on the hitmaking ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died. He was 67. In an Instagram post Sunday, Verdine White, who still performs with the band, called his younger brother “amazing and talented,” saying he had “gold
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United Van Lines released the company’s 46th Annual National Movers Study Monday, which indicates Americans continued to move to lower-density areas in 2022, accelerated by lifestyle preferences such as a career change, retirement and wanting to be closer to family.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Una rehabilitadora de vida silvestre de Texas cuidó a más de 1.600 murciélagos congelados para que recuperaran la salud en su ático después de que muchos de ellos cayeron de sus refugios durante las bajas temperaturas de Houston la semana pasada. Mary Warwick, directora de vida silvestre de Houston Humane Society,
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Facebook’s parent company Meta is considering whether to allow former President Donald Trump back on to its platforms and is due to announce its decision in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The decision, likely to be one of the most consequential in the company’s history, is
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN As House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has struggled to lock down the votes to become speaker, his top deputy has kept his head down. Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 in the House GOP leadership, has made clear he supports McCarthy, and GOP sources say he
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By Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Atlanta firefighters responded to a fire that broke out on the roof of Westin hotel Monday afternoon. The Atlanta Fire Department told Atlanta News First that there was a small fire on the roof of the hotel. According to fire officials,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Fred White, baterista de la banda clásica de la década de 1970 Earth, Wind & Fire, murió, según una publicación de Instagram de su hermano mayor y excompañero de banda, Verdine White. Tenía 67 años. Verdine White escribió en Instagram este domingo: “Nuestra familia está entristecida por la pérdida de un
Continue ReadingScottie Andrew, CNN A Sherlock Holmes collection, the first film to win the Oscars’ top prize and a classic ditty by Irving Berlin are among the thousands of books, films and musical compositions entering the US public domain in 2023. When a piece of art enters the public domain, it means no one holds the
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By Joylyn Bukovac Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The World Health Organization said the pandemic triggered a 25% increase of anxiety and depression across the globe. In the United States, the number of people facing mental health issues continues to rise. In 2022, nearly 80% of psychologists saw more
Continue ReadingBy Charly Edsitty Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of shooting his friend in the head as she was getting off the METRORail at the Palm Center Station in southeast Houston appeared in court for the first time overnight. A judge set 44-year-old Markeith Allison’s bond at
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